The myth of the monolithic family sometimes includes the belief that families have not changed historically. Viviana Zelizer (cited by Aulette) provides an example of the value of children in the late 1800's and today
In cases of wrongful death of young children, she found that courts awarded
a. more money in earlier times because of the greater emotional value of children then.
b. more money in the present day because of the greater value of the labor of children today.
c. more money in the present day because of the greater emotional value of children today.
d. little money in either case because children have never been highly valued in the U.S.
c
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A) flash mobs B) urban legends C) crazes D) entertainment cults
An occurrence caused by the demands involved in one sphere of work carrying over into work in another sphere is known as spillover
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hochschild’s notion of emotional labor parallels
a. Durkheim’s concept of anomie. b. Marx’s concept of alienation. c. Mead’s concept of generalized other. d. Weber’s concept of an iron cage.
Communication processes are examples of:
A) ?nonmaterial facts. B) ?social perspectives. C) ?enigmatic perspectives. D) ?social dynamics. E) ?nonempirical facts.